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An HF 9-Band Portable Antenna • Charles Wilson M0CDD describes a handy portable antenna that covers nine HF bands, 80 through 10m, including 60m.
The Eden dsP Card • Ron Taylor G4GXO describes a versatile and compact 16bit DSP processor for radio projects.
The Face Behind the Call • Roger Dowling G3NKH meets broadcaster Jim Lee G4AEH.
TinySA – a Spectrum Analyser for £50! • Michael Jones GW7BBY Gets up close and personal with a tinySA analyser.
That’s Fritzing Amazing! • Billy McFarland GM6DX describes how to design and produce a PCB the easy way.
Bad News and Good News • Steve Telenius-Lowe PJ4DX starts with the loss of two well-known operators and then turns to news of what has been happening on the bands.
Allstar and the G7RPG Microhub • Tim Kirby GW4VXE has another full column, starting with news of an interesting hub for accessing an Allstar node.
Towards an all-band HF receiver (Pt II) • Dr Samuel Ritchie EI9FZB finishes the circuitry of the all-band HF receiver based on the quadrature product detector (QPD), as described in the January 2022 edition.
Brickworks Relaunched for 2022 • The RSGB explain the Brickworks scheme and what it might mean for you and your club.
Introduction to Microwaves (Part IV) • Ian Dilworth G3WRT turns his attention to EM Modelling, simulating Antennas and Radiowave Propagation parametrically in 2022
A Valve transmitter for 2022 • John Seager G0UCP describes a QRP Van Winkle transmitter, recalling days of yore.
Extreme LF! • Mike Richards G4WNC goes some what batty this month, while exploring how to analyse data.
Building the Transmitter Board • Mark Tuttle G0TMT turns this month to the transmitter side of the Paston transceiver.
Multipliers and Powers • Jeff helps Natalie get to grips with large numbers and ratios, by using exponents and decibels.
German UHF in 1936 • Bernard Nock, G4BXD describes a German UHF system that has recently found its way into his museum.
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